# qwen/qwen3-embedding-8b-batch

Calls to the model qwen/qwen3-embedding-8b-batch on DeepInfra stopped working on July 6, 2026.

DeepInfra retired model qwen/qwen3-embedding-8b-batch on July 6, 2026. Calls targeting this model fail since that date. Applications sending requests to model qwen/qwen3-embedding-8b-batch can no longer use it.

## What to use instead

Move to Qwen/Qwen3-Embedding-8B as recommended by DeepInfra. Switching requires more than updating an identifier, as embeddings from another model are not comparable and all stored vectors must be recomputed with the new model.

Embeddings from another model are not comparable with this one's: vectors the code stores must all be computed again with the new model.

- API: DeepInfra (api.deepinfra.com)
- Model: qwen/qwen3-embedding-8b-batch
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: July 6, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model qwen/qwen3-embedding-8b-batch`
- Source: [Model list](https://api.deepinfra.com/models/list)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against DeepInfra's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/deepinfra/qwen/qwen3-embedding-8b-batch/

Okapi finds the calls this change hits in your repo and opens the pull request with the fix: https://github.com/apps/okapi-agent